Hearing and Sound

What part of the ear helps with balance?

• anvil

• stirrup

• ear drum

• cochlea

How is sound measured?

• by a ruler

• decibels

• centimeters

• inches

What part of the body helps us to hear besides just the ear?

• ear canal

• muscles

• brain

• neck

What is an example of a low pitched sound?

• a cat meowing

• a dog barking

• piano playing

• a drum

What is the word that means the same thing as volume?

• sensory

• frequency

• intensity

• noise

What is the name for the highness and lowness of sound?

• volume

• high

• low

• pitch

What is the speed of sound through the air?

• 10,000 feet per second

• 196,000 miles per second

• 2,000 feet per second

• 1,000 feet per second

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Sound waves travel slowest through

• air

• clouds

• rain

• solids

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do sound, light, heat, and electricity have in common?

• auditory

• both have noise

• energy

• pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What happens when an object vibrates very fast, the pitch is?

• low

• high

• soft

• slow